DESTRUCTION OF DESTRUCTION OF THE BUFFALOTHE BUFFALO

AIMSAIMS

To look at the different attitudes To look at the different attitudes towards hunting buffalo.towards hunting buffalo.

To understand how the attack on the To understand how the attack on the buffalo was an attack on the Indians.buffalo was an attack on the Indians.

To use picture sources for To use picture sources for information.information.

What do these sources tell us about the Indians’ and the

Whites’ attitudes towards the buffalo?

REASONS FOR HUNTINGREASONS FOR HUNTING

Feed railroad workers.Feed railroad workers. Hunting for sport.Hunting for sport. Hunting for hides.Hunting for hides. Bone picking.Bone picking.

Look at this photo. What does it tell you about the

scale of the buffalo hunting?

How would Indians react to this photo?

Does this picture give any information about other reasons for the destruction of the buffalo?

TASKTASK

Complete the worksheet ‘Whose Complete the worksheet ‘Whose buffalo?’buffalo?’

Explain why the destruction of the Explain why the destruction of the buffalo was an important factor in buffalo was an important factor in the destruction of the Indiansthe destruction of the Indians

RESERVATIONSRESERVATIONS

AIMSAIMS

To understand how the reservations To understand how the reservations were used to destroy the Indian way were used to destroy the Indian way of life.of life.

To analyse the effectiveness of this To analyse the effectiveness of this policy.policy.

THE IDEATHE IDEA

Indians would be put into Indians would be put into reservations to keep them apart from reservations to keep them apart from homesteaders.homesteaders.

Expected to live as farmers.Expected to live as farmers. Initially allowed to leave to hunt Initially allowed to leave to hunt

buffalo.buffalo.Why do you think the policy of hunting buffalo was

stopped?

THE REALITYTHE REALITY

Poor farmland – rejected by Poor farmland – rejected by homesteaders.homesteaders.

Dependent on government handouts.Dependent on government handouts. No way for warriors to gain prestige.No way for warriors to gain prestige. Corruption of Indian agents.Corruption of Indian agents. Disease.Disease. An opportunity for some Indians (eg An opportunity for some Indians (eg

police)police)

THE REAL IDEATHE REAL IDEA The buffalo were being destroyed outside The buffalo were being destroyed outside

the reservations.the reservations. The US government wanted to destroy The US government wanted to destroy

Indian culture inside the reservations.Indian culture inside the reservations. This policy followed five different strands.This policy followed five different strands. Use the following diagram and pages 153-Use the following diagram and pages 153-

154 to explain how each strand helped to 154 to explain how each strand helped to destroy the Indian way of life.destroy the Indian way of life.

Which do you think was the most effective?Which do you think was the most effective?

Educational

Religious Economic

Political

Territorial

Destructionof IndianCulture

TaskTask

Write an interview with an Indian Write an interview with an Indian about reservation life. Include what is about reservation life. Include what is frustrating about their new life and frustrating about their new life and how it differs from the old. how it differs from the old.

HomeworkHomework

Finish the interview with an Indian Finish the interview with an Indian about way of lifeabout way of life

Issue 12 – The defeat of the Plains Issue 12 – The defeat of the Plains Indians. Indians.

Complete ‘things to do’ on Complete ‘things to do’ on investigation 12.1investigation 12.1

Task 1 on 13.1Task 1 on 13.1 Read 13.2Read 13.2